Make Ahead Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches // Video

Easy make ahead Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches that are ready when you are. This Egg McMuffin copycat is so simple to whip up and freeze, you’ll never make a drive-thru run again. A healthy breakfast option you’ll make all year long.

So…..I love McDonald’s. I do. I know it’s bad but I love everything about it. Feel free to give me the lowdown on how bad their food is for me but I love the Quarter Pounder with Cheese…the Filet o’ Fish, the fries, the apple pies, the milkshakes, the fries, the Double Cheeseburgers, the fries. You get the picture. I, especially, love their breakfast sandwiches. All of them. Every.Single.One. And I used to make frequent stops through their drive-thru on my way to the office several times a week. I know what you’re thinking….I wasn’t a fatty. I read the nutritional facts, I knew what I was eating. So, MOST of the time I would order the Egg McMuffin because it was the “healthy” option available at the time. Pre Egg White Delite!

Since I work from home now, you’d think a healthy breakfast would be a slam dunk. I have all the ingredients at my fingertips to whip up so fruit packed grain bowl with greek yogurt or big, fluffy pancakes. But sometimes I get up at the crack of dawn and don’t stop working until I suddenly realize the “hangries” have set in. I missed breakfast completely because I didn’t plan ahead. Same old story as when I worked OUTSIDE the home except….I don’t have a McDonald’s in my house to swing through and grab a breakfast sandwich. So, like usual….I took matters into my own hands and whipped up some homemade Egg McMuffins to stash in my freezer.

These easy Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches are exactly what you get in an Egg McMuffin….perfectly round egg, cheddar cheese, Canadian bacon piled high on an English Muffin. I cooked my eggs in a jumbo muffin tin to get the exact size I needed but you could use a round ramekin if you have them. Be sure to spray the inside with cooking spray and give the eggs a little whisk to break up the yolk a bit.

After the eggs have cooled, remove them from the muffin tin or ramekin. Assemble the sandwich on an english muffin (I used the multi-grain muffin from Thomas’….it has 8 grams of fiber!) and then wrap them up individually with plastic wrap.

Place your individually wrapped sandwiches in a zip-top freezer bag and write the cooking instructions on the outside of the bag. Transfer to the freezer and wait for breakfast. If you can wait that long.

These Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches are a lifesaver now, I pop one in the microwave while I’m getting my son ready for school and it’s ready when we leave. A great grab and go breakfast that’s healthy and satisfying. If you have spare time, pair it with this citrus salad or make it super healthy with a glass of this green juice! For more breakfast ideas and time saving tips…follow me on Facebook!

Make Ahead Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches

Ingredients

6 large eggs

kosher salt

fresh ground pepper

6 english muffins, split in half

6 slices canadian bacon

6 slices cheddar cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat a jumbo muffin tin with cooking spray and crack one egg in each well. Lightly whisk each egg with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the muffin tin to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the egg is firm. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Assemble the sandwich by layering the bottom half of the english muffin with a slice of canadian bacon, one egg round, a slice of cheese and top with the other half of the english muffin. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and set aside. Repeat with the remaining muffins, bacon, egg and cheese.

Once all the sandwiches are assembled and wrapped, place them in a zip-top freezer bag and press out all the air before sealing. Write the heating instructions on the outside of the bag. (1-2 minutes on high in the microwave.) Transfer to the freezer.

When ready to cook, remove one sandwich from the freezer bag and open one end of the plastic wrap. (So the sandwich doesn't steam and become soggy.) Heat the sandwich in the microwave for 1-2 minutes (start with 1 minute and then heat at 30 second increments until heated through). Remove from the plastic wrap immediately and serve.

Anyone who says they don’t love McDonald’s is a liar. Deep down inside, you can’t NOT love it. Doesn’t mean you have to like it or even eat it often, but everyone freakin’ loves McDonalds! haha And I LOVE these copycat McMuffins!

Hi Carol! Sometimes if you open one end of the plastic wrap it will keep it from getting soggy…however, I have found that removing the plastic wrap entirely and re-wrapping in a paper towel will guarantee a non-soggy muffin. Please let me know if you’re still having issues and I’ll try to help you figure out a solution. Thank you so much!

I tried this, but my egg ended up tough with a really odd texture. Have you experienced this, or know a solution to this problem? I desperately want it to work, especially because of the convenience factor!

How long did you have them in the freezer? I had one that I tried the other day which was a little older than I recommend and the egg did get a little weird. Also, be sure to not overcook the egg, the yolk should be firm but not overly dry.

I’m so sorry, Jennifer! I have found the paper towel method to work….if it doesn’t, I would try heating it in the paper towel for half the time and then flipping them over to continue cooking for the remaining time. I haven’t had issues when wrapping in a paper towel so I’m not able to duplicate the problem to trouble shoot. Let me know if that works. Otherwise, I would reheat on the paper towel without wrapping them at all.

My husband loves these, but I have tried it all ways advised from above and they are still soggy. So I started just freezing everything but the English muffin. Then just heat the egg,meat and cheese in the microwave and then toast the muffin or bread in the toaster.

I made these last night some with engliah muffin and some with biscuit and froze them. My husband got up this morning wrapped two of the biscuit ones in a paper towel and microwaved for a minute to start and the egg was still frozen and edges of cheese and stuff was burning. Put it in for 30 more seconds.. Still frozen egg.. Another 30 seconds and cheese was practically gone, ham had made buscuit soggy and egg was tough. Any suggestions? He thought maybe putting them in the fridge to thaw night before but I read in another comment not to do that.

You could also use a regular muffin tin but your eggs will need to bake a bit longer and won’t fit the muffin exactly. If you’re going to put the egg in the cookie cutter on a baking sheet I would heat the baking sheet and cookie cutters before adding the eggs so they don’t run out the bottom. If you already found a better way to do it….please share! 🙂

Canadian Bacon doesn’t need to be cooked in a pan before the sandwich is assembled. Essentially, it’s already cooked and will be cooked when the sandwich is heated in the microwave. If you prefer, you can cook the bacon in a skillet for 1-2 minutes.

I made these last weekend and my son heated one up today. Smelled very good but he said the egg was still frozen when in fact it was not, just super hard from over cooking. I am going to try using my pampered chef egg cooker next time.

We love this recipe! I made a double batch, and my family(especially my teenage son) enjoyed the ease of heating up such a delicious breakfast on busy mornings. They’re also handy to have for a quick dinner when rushing out the door to hockey! I also lightly toasted the English muffins, and used Black Forest ham slices, as that’s what I had on hand. Next time I make them, I’m going to make more, and enlist the help of my kids, so the assembly process goes a lot faster . Thank you!

I love these. I tend to get bored easily so I make them different every time. I use bagel thins so I make the eggs in a whoopee pan. I also hate loosing cheese when reheating, so I found cutting the cheese up and putting it in the egg before baking keeps it in the sandwich. If frozen, 90 seconds on high in a papertowel. Works perfect!
Thanks for the great idea!

I made these this morning for a post-Christmas-but-my-house-is-still-full-of family breakfast. Obviously, there was no need to freeze this batch. They were delicious! I used a silicone jumbo muffin pan. That worked well for getting the eggs out, BUT the cooking time nearly doubled. I don’t use silicone pans, but this was all I could find. Is this typical to require that much extra time?

Maybe. I’ll keep playing around with this. Just thawed the one egg muffin that was left from my first try. I’ll try wrapping it in a paper towel next time. Mine “steamed” even with the end opened wide. I think when I figure out how much time it takes in my microwave and switch to a paper towel, I’ll be good to go. Love the idea of breakfast in the freezer.

Thank you! I prepped these last weekend and had them all week long. I was a little nervous after reading the comments about the sandwiches being soggy. What I did was put them in the microwave for 30 seconds, then I took the egg out and flipped the sandwich over microwaved it for another 30 seconds then I took it out and put the egg itself in the microwave for 30 seconds and then I put it all together and ate it! Delicious! No sogginess and it filled me up for the morning, thank you for sharing!

I’m always looking for new quick meals that I can prep on Sundays that will last through the following week, and this sounds perfect! Although, I don’t have Canadian bacon but I do have turkey bacon, do you think that will work the same ?

Turkey bacon would probably work well, I haven’t tried it to know for sure but feel free to come back and share your results. Everyone has had so many great tips that the turkey bacon would be another one added to help mix things up. 🙂 Thanks so much!

I did sausage, egg, cheese, and english muffin wrapped in parchment paper. When I reheat them the sausage and muffin are clearly overheated and the egg is still frozen solid. I’ve been having to take apart my sandwiches and heat the egg by itself for 15 seconds, then reassembling and heating the whole sandwich. Anyone have suggestions for my frozen eggs?

Hi, love this idea. But I don’t use microwave and I just don’t know how could I reheat them if they are frozen like an popsicle? 🙁
So, if I’m going to use them before a week, could I not froze them? I mean could I just put them on the freeze?

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